Maximising your child’s potential

Understanding the structure of Course
:
Cambridge IGCSE - English Language—Syllabus Code 0522
Coursework = 60% of overall grade. *Deadline 17 December 2015*
Written coursework portfolio =40%
Speaking and Listening coursework =20% *12-16 October 2015*
Exam—3 May 2016:
Paper 1 Core paper (C - G) 1 hour 45 minutes = 40%
Paper 2 Extended paper – 2 hours (A* - E)=40%

AQA English Literature
Students entered for IGCSE English Language must also complete and pass English
Literature (U grade).
Controlled Assessment=25% of overall grade an essay comparing key themes/ideas/characters in a Shakespeare play and a pre-19 th century novel.
Teacher assessed. *Deadline 9 February 2015*
Unit 1 External Examination (97151) 23 May 2016
Exploring Modern texts=40% of grade
Unit 2 External Examination (97152) 27 May 2016
Poetry Across Time=35% of grade.

• Organisation of Course--
English Language component
Autumn Term of Year 10
IGCSE English Language coursework portfolio:
1) Rhetorical writing
2) Creative response
3) Reading and writing assessment – response to an article.
Spring Term Year 10
GCSE English Literature controlled assessment
Summer Term Year 10
IGCSE English Language exam preparation

Autumn Term Year 11
Exam preparation (IGCSE English Language)
Spring Term Year 11
GCSE English Literature Unit 1—Mice and Men and a modern prose or drama text.
GCSE English Literature Unit 2—poetry preparation (Moon on the Tides anthology)
Exam preparation Units 1 and 2 Literature exams
IGCSE speaking and listening assessments
Summer Term Year 11
Students sit IGCSE English Language Exam and AQA Literature exams

In addition to intense focused preparation in their English lessons, students will be supported in a variety of ways:
• Coursework catch-up. Students are encouraged to produce coursework above their targeted grade.
• November formal mock examination to help teachers and pupils assess how close they are to achieving their target.

Home Support
• Students will need to show that they can read and understand a range of non-fiction texts
(usually travel inspired): newspapers, biographies and travel writing.
• Encourage your child to read and read with your child a range of non-fiction texts.
• Ask them questions about what they’ve read and ask them to give reasons for their ideas that they can take directly from the texts.
• Ask them to summarise what a text is about.
• Encourage them to be ambitious with vocabulary and look up the meaning of words they are unsure of.
• Encourage them to practise SPAG
• Encourage your child to attend before and after school revision sessions/ Saturday morning sessions/ holiday sessions—keep up-to-date with department revision timetable on the school website.
• Invest in some highlighters. Get your child to highlight key language features of the texts they are reading.
• Please get in touch with us if you need any advice or support.

Exam Board: OCR
Course: Mathematics B (J567)
Linear Qualification
Paper 1 – Non-calculator (50%)
Paper 2 – Calculator (50%)
Set 1 Mr Berriman
Set 2 Dr Godwin
Set 3 Mr Popperwell
Set 4 Mrs Rowlands
Set 5 Miss King
Set 6 Mr Moore
Set 7 Mrs Pearce
Set 8 Mrs Pearce
Thursday 26 th May, morning
Thursday 9 th June, morning
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher/Foundation
Foundation
Foundation
Foundation
Foundation

• Regular assessments take place – at least every 6 lessons.
These will be marked and graded, and used to develop personalised revision lists for students. All now based on past paper questions.
• Regular homework will now increasingly focus on exam style questions; students have been provided with workbooks.
• Exam techniques for maths will be explicitly discussed.
• Feedback on progress compared with target grades and opportunities to develop action plans/targets.
• Analysis of mock exams and further past papers
• Recall of facts and concepts is the key to success

• This is key – if at any point between now and the exams, your son or daughter is falling behind, our first action will be to pick up the phone
• We will propose appropriate support e.g. attendance at revision classes, in class intervention, additional work
• Your support in making sure these happen is crucial

• Discuss assessment grades and targets
• Ensure homework is completed on time each week – will include revision note making on a planned rota.
• Ensure correct equipment is brought to all lessons and the exam (pen, pencil, ruler, scientific calculator, protractor, compasses)
• We will supply revision guides – accompanying workbooks are available
• Support regular revision – little and often, focussing on the right topics. Start in September!
• Take part!

www.mymaths.co.uk
School login: falmouth
School password: radius
Each student has individual logins – progress is tracked
Contains booster packs designed to support students in moving on a grade – one per half term, to “green standard”
Foundation: 4 Booster  6 Booster  D2C
Higher: D2C  C2B  A/A*

Mr Hickman
Head of the Faculty: Science

Each GCSE is made up of 4 units each worth 25%
Exam
25%
+
Exam
25%
+
Exam
25%
+
Controlled assessment
25%
= 1 GCSE grade
Controlled assessment completed in year 10
ALL exams:
• are terminal (no resits)
• Have two tiers of entry Higher (A*-D), Foundation (C-G)

Awarded this
August (2015)
Awarded in
August (2016)
Biology Chemistry Physics
Core
Science
Additional science
Extended
Science
B1
B2
B3
C1
C2
C3
Biology controlled assessment
Chemistry controlled assessment
P1
P2
P3
Physics controlled assessment
Controlled assessment
Core controlled assessment
Additional controlled assessment
Sat this year
Year 11 Additional
Science
Additional Science exams in May/June 2016 (4408)

Biology Chemistry Physics
Core
Science
Additional science
Extended
Science
B1
B2
B3
C1
C2
C3
P1
P2
P3
Biology controlled assessment
Chemistry controlled assessment
Biology
GCSE
Chemistry
GCSE
Physics controlled assessment
Physics
GCSE
Controlled assessment
Core controlled assessment
Additional controlled assessment
3 exams for each GCSE in May/June 2016

• Revision is not just in May/June, but all through the year - reduce Stress
Topic Key cards
Mind
Map/notes
Q &A Traffic light
Parent signed
Teacher signed
Atoms, elements and compounds
Atomic structure
Arrangement of electrons in atoms
Forming bonds
Chemical equations
• Encourage regular revision – particularly for end of topic tests – using either notes, revision guides ask to see their revision material
• Support your child with their revision / exam preparation – test your child
• Discuss their progress – latest marks / test scores

Extended School Day:

• Need/Demand from staff, students and parents to support learning.
• To change the perception of the length of the school day for business end of KS4.
• To maximise the opportunities for pupils to improve their progress towards their GCSEs and develop “sustained learning”
• To promote a two year “learning-revision-perfecting culture” to reduce the excessive “stress” caused by last minute panic revision during exam times.

• A tweak on the current H/W support concept for
KS4, which it will replace.
• Builds on the KS4 revision session provision, in a more structured format, to promote independent learning.
• Becomes a more structured element within the provision of support for those pupils on action plans;
• Building into a focused parents’ meetings, based on a 6 week cycle of assessment and reporting.

5
90%
½
year missed!
Sept July
Y7
Y8
Y9 ½ a year absent from school
Y10
Y11

If your attendance is
50% you have a
3% chance of getting
5 GCSEs A*-C (E&M)

If your attendance is
80 - 90% you have a
35% chance of getting
5 GCSEs A*-C (E&M)

If your attendance is
90 - 94% you have a
53% chance of getting
5 GCSEs A*-C (E&M)

If your attendance is
95%+ you have a
73% chance of getting
5 GCSEs A*-C (E&M)

Dr Fox
Head of Falmouth College

ADMINISTRATIVE
8% of all jobs
1% of 15-16 yrs have as a career ambition
BUSINESS & MEDIA
7% of all jobs
13% of 15-16 year olds have as a career ambition
CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT
2% of all jobs are in this category
21% of 15-16 year olds have as a career ambition
CARING PERSONAL
SERVICE
8% of all jobs are in this category
2% of 15-16 year olds have as a career ambition
BUSINESS & PUBLIC
SERVICE ASSOCIATE
8% of all jobs
5% of 15-16 year olds have as a career ambition
TEACHING &EDUCATION
5% of all jobs are in this category
4% of 15-16 year olds have as a career ambition
SCIENCE RESEARCH &
ENGINEERING
5% of all jobs
11% of 15-16 year olds have as a career ambition
CORPORATE MANAGER
AND DIRECTOR
9% of all jobs
2% of 15-16 year olds have as an ambition

A2 Level, BTEC Level 3,
OCR National
Level 1 & 2 Courses
Business & Work Related
Learning
Design & Technology
English
Expressive Arts
ICT
Humanities
GCSE English and Maths
Mathematics
Modern Foreign
Languages
Physical Education
Science
Vocational Courses Level
1, 2 & 3
Apprenticeships
Other Courses
Child Care
Construction
Hair Dressing
Teaching Assistant and more offered in 2016
NVQ's through work placement
Sport Diploma
Horticulture
Sports Leadership

Thinking university or advanced apprenticeship?
A levels and Level 3
BTECs
Courses taught in conjunction with Falmouth University using
Tremough campus facilities.
You will need…
5 A*-C grades minimum
English and Maths required.
A*-B grade often needed in named subjects

Level 3: 5 GCSE A*- C
Level 2: 5 GCSEs A*- D

Apprenticeships
Primary Teaching Assistant with industry recognised accreditation.
You need…
Level 2: English and
Maths GCSEs A*-C

Guaranteed transport costs from outside the
Falmouth area
A PC workstation for every students on their study period.
Supporting your learning through personalised technology and equipment
Personal and friendly
Courses run in conjunction with Falmouth
University and Exeter university at the Tremough campus by University lecturers.
Enrichment and Supra-curricular opportunities
Separate Sixth Form Centre with bistro, café, real coffee
Courses taught with Penryn College
We deliver excellent results

How do I choose between here and Truro College or Cornwall College?
Small and friendly
Nearby
Traffic not a problem
No wasting time
Part-time work easily managed
Guaranteed IT/equipment
Small class sizes
Great students get better results at Falmouth
Strict entry requirements
“Large and spread out”
“Too much travel each day!”
“Unpredictable traffic”
“Large portions of day without study area”
“Part-time work hours tricky”
“PCs limited in numbers”
“Large class sizes”
“Large course selection”
“Left alone”

What happens next
?
14 th July Taster Day – experience lessons and the facilities
Sept-Dec 2015: continue talk to tutors, teachers and students make your preference choices.
10 th Dec 2015: Applications open for Falmouth College
4 th Feb 2016: Open Evening for Falmouth College
10 th February Applications close for Falmouth College
August 2016: Results and confirmation of entry
September 2016: enrolment and the start of term
Personalised Tours and Interviews available all year round at your convenience

“What advice would you give to Y11 students in September…”:
Our Y12 Falmouth College students said:
“Pick your own method of revision that works for you.”
“Reading is banned. It doesn’t work. Trust me.”
“I just revised hard for my first exams. Get a plan so the last exams don’t get forgotten.”
“Use advert breaks for making key cards.”
“Go to revision sessions, they are gold dust.”
“Get good at studying NOW. A levels are hard and you need to know all of your GCSE when you come into College next year.”